The next UN biodiversity chief will be Astrid Schomaker, an EU civil servant who will be entrusted with helping the world confront the ongoing catastrophic…
View More UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chiefTag: Europe
‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bears
Katarzyna Kudłacz was preparing a breakfast of scrambled eggs at a research station on Svalbard when she looked up to see she had three unexpected…
View More ‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bearsEU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plants
The EU has made polluting diets “artificially cheap” by pumping four times more money into farming animals than growing plants, research has found. More than…
View More EU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plantsNile crocodiles and Burmese python among rare species seized in Spain
Specialist wildlife police in eastern Spain have rescued an exotic list of endangered animals over the past year, including a pair of Nile crocodiles, an…
View More Nile crocodiles and Burmese python among rare species seized in SpainWeather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil
Brazil was hit by devastating floods over the weekend that have so far claimed 20 lives in the resultant landslides and mudslides. There was heavy…
View More Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in BrazilEngland won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms
New EU rules which introduce “polluter pays” principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not…
View More England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firmsEndangered pygmy hippo born at Athens zoo – video
For the first time in 10 years, a baby pygmy hippo has been born at Attica Zoological Park. Zoo staff said they were thrilled to…
View More Endangered pygmy hippo born at Athens zoo – videoAir pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchers
Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over the past 20 years, research has found. However, despite these improvements, most of the European population lives…
View More Air pollution levels have improved in Europe over 20 years, say researchersNo big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating…
View More No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goalNewly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief
The governments that assume power after elections around the world this year will be held to the same climate obligations as their predecessors, the chief…
View More Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief